HC Deb 06 May 2003 vol 404 c662W
Mr. Norman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many additional diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers have been employed in the NHS in(a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust in each of the last six years. [110384]

Mr. Hutton

Between 1997 and 2001, the number of diagnostic radiographers employed in the national health service have increased by 800 or 8 per cent. and therapeutic radiographers have increased by 140 or 10 per cent.

Information on the number of diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers employed in the NHS from 1997–2001, broken down by NHS trust has been placed in the Library. Information from the September 2002 census will be available shortly.